The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-22

kee C seneca ROAD more Important Aun-
Complaint is made that the Pennsylvania COM
psny in doing switching across Virginia avenue
let down cuts there at a high speed without
brakemen the of the train, and that
good deal of runniug-switches is INDUCED In at
this crossing The mere m ention of the racs
will doubtless result in Superintendent Tur-
ners issuing orders which will remedy the
danger incident to such reckless railroading.
At a stockholders meeting of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. yesterday. at Baltimore. the
following directors were elected: James Sloan.
jr., Charles f. Mayor. JAS L. Milane. William
Keyser, William f. Burns, Robert Garrett, II
Harrison Garrett, Jas. Carey Coale Geo. W.
Dobbin. John Gregg, George A. Won Lingen,
and Decatur Miller. The fret four named sue
ceeded Aubrey Pearre, Jno. Is. Cowan, w. W.
Taylor. and Josepha P. Harvey. and represent
the New York and London syndicate.
E. D. Moore. who has been connected with
the Southwestern Railway Association and In
spection Bureau, at Kansas City. has been ap-
pointed chairman of the western classification
committee. vice l. NJ johnson. resigned. Ii
will be made a salaried Office, and the head
quarters will be fixed at Chicago. MIR. johnson
retires N erely for the reason that he could not
give all OF his time to the duties. This will be
required hereafter. the committee is to be
made much more important in its scope apd
action than in the past
The local agents met yesterday and adjusted
the Indianapolis tariff export business, to
conform the reduction in rates ordered to
take effect to-day, which is on flour to London.
Liverpool. Glasgow and Bristol, cents per 100
pounds below the rates of last week. and cents
rates now heard of daily from nearly all Sec
tIons Railroad commissioners do not appear to
be doing much in this direction the
railways themselves If this sort of thing keeps
up what will become Of revenues and who will
want to buy railway securitiesl
Chairman J. n. Abbott requests the N anagers
of lines members of the Western States Passen-
ger Association to investigate and advise the
chairman whether any of their agents have been,
since April 1, 1887. dividing commissions
other remuneration received by them from for
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at any point, and particularly at the important
gateways of the association. Were Chairman
Daniels, of the passenger department. OF the
Central Traffic Association. to make such an in
quiry there would be some squirmng among tho
ticket-aeerts of some of the outside offices at
Indianapolis.
j. c. Hutchinson. agent of the Vandalia at Lo-
gansport, makes 8 correction in the item pub
lIshed in the Journal of the 18th concerning the
agency at that point He writes: "Superintend
ent Nelson did visit the agent and give him the
choice between the coal business and the sta
ton. Mr.. Kerns chose the coal business, and
was appointed agent When the line slipped
Van the matter of Mr.. Kerns's reinstatement
came up. However, l had been in tho en-
ployment of the Vandalia about fifteen years,
and had worked my way up and was appointed
to this position the recommendation OF one
of the highest officials, it was soon decided that
/ should retain this Office provided business
seemed to move properly"
General Manager Bradbury of the Lake Erie
& Western road, in conversation with friends
speaks most encouragingly of the prospects Of the
road. The extension to Peoria is nearly completed.
only gap of fifteen miles remaining be
graded. It will probably be ready for operation
by the first Of the year. MIR. Bradbury does
not think the new low tariff rates to be put into
Illinois points by the Chicago roads will deprive
his line Of much business. It is to the rates
which he carried into Illinois on interstate bust
ness that the Chicago roads are forced to scale
down to, and he will hold anv advantage the
company may now have. Financially, the
showing made since March is excellent. All
fixed charges are provided for and the treasury
has surplus hand of $40 900. With the
opening of the Peoria extension both business
and earnings will improv
Every day makes it more and more evident
that something must be done by the railroads
to make eonsienees unload cars more promptly.
and it is highly probable that at no distant day
the roads csnterine here will adopt the plan of
the c., B. & O.. the III. p and the u P. roads,
On these three important lines the charge for
detention of cars is understood to be 50 per day
after the first forty-eight hours and 81 per day
the extreme shortage of to handle the pres
ent large volume of traffic. and from the fact
that the railroad comp anles find they are forced
to protect themselves against long detention of
cars by some consiguess. which seems to be
growing evil. In Indian apolis it is nothing
usual for cars to be detained from forty to sixty
days. loaded mostly with coarse classes of
freight. on which the railroads receive small
revenue.
John EVAN. superintendent of the Indianapo-
lis division Of the Decline. has addressed cir
which is full of good points The circular reads
as follows: ''To the employees of the Indianapo-
lis division Of the c., c., G. & l. road: A review
of our work for the past year reveals the
fact that it has been par with
that of previous years with respect to
the limited number Of casualties. and the regu-
larty and dispatch with which our business
has been handled. feel assured that you are
fully alive to the responsibilities resting upon
you in your respective positions, and am graft
fed to know that the standard of excellence
heretofore acquired by the employees of the Ind-
annapolis division has been maintained. The
manv fatal accidents which have
Gently occurred on other lines, some of which were
disastrous in the extreme, wildly illustrate the
danger to which life and property may be sub
jected by the negligence of a single employe.
Considering our large tonnage movement, our
escape from accidents of like nature is most
fortunate, and is, in a large measure, to be at
tributed to your competency, watchfulness and
care. A continuance of these pleasing results
through the winter season just approaching is to
be hoped for and may be assured only by exer-
cising the utmost caution and close attention to
duty, which have heretofore characterize ed your
efforts. Let your aim not only be to maintain
the record of the new year par with that OF
the DID, but endeavor to improve upon it if Dos
sible; and always bear in mind that in promot-
ing the interests of the company you are ad-
vancing those of your own, we'll"
How .yuliau Hawthorne Escaned